詞彙 "the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot" 在中文的含義
"the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot" 在英語中是什麼意思？與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法
the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot
US /ðə ˈʃuːˌmeɪkərz sʌn ˈɔːlweɪz ɡoʊz ˈberfʊt/
UK /ðə ˈʃuːˌmeɪkəz sʌn ˈɔːlweɪz ɡəʊz ˈbeəfʊt/
成語
木匠家裡沒凳子, 貝殼裡沒有肉
used to say that people often neglect the very things they are most skilled at or provide for others, especially within their own families
範例:
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The IT consultant's own computer is broken; the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
IT顧問自己的電腦壞了，真是木匠家裡沒凳子。
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She fixes everyone's plumbing but her own sink is leaking; the shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
她幫所有人修水管，但她自家的水槽卻在漏水；真是木匠家裡沒凳子。